Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Population loss in rural Arkansas: Woodruff County


Population loss as in major -- 50% or more.  

Source:  Wikipedia (Woodruff County, Augusta)


Augusta is the county seat of Woodruff County.

Population loss by degrees:  80-89%70-79%, 60-69%, 50-59%.



Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree:
  • 11.4% - Woodruff County
  • 22.0% - Arkansas
  • 30.9% - U.S.
Percentage of population 65 and older:
  • 22.9% - Woodruff County
  • 16.6% - Arkansas
  • 15.6% - U.S.

Woodruff County voted twice for a Republican candidate for president -- in 1972 and 2016.  Third-party candidate George Wallace won the county in 1968 with nearly 48% of the vote.


Other Arkansas population loss posts:
Lee County/Marianna.  (6/12/2019)
Phillips County/Helena-West Helena. (6/13/2019)
Desha County/Arkansas City.  (6/15/2019)
Chicot County/Lake Village.  (6 /16/2019)
Lafayette County/Lewisville.  (6/17/2019)

Other population loss series:

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